I was a shy and confused freshman back in the spring of 2014 walking around the activity fair in Houston Hall trying to find a club, any club, that even semi-piqued my […]
My Last Column for The Statesman
Maria Biery
Trump Went Against Constitution With Attempted Censorship of “Fire and Fury”
The United States, from its founding, has given individuals the right to both freedom of speech and freedom of the press in order to provide a check on the government. Most countries […]
The Good – but Mostly Bad – of Trump’s Immigration Order
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for a period of 90 days. Now, it’s Monday, and the uproar from […]
To Liberals From a Conservative: Thank You
Eric Hoover wants to start a pro-life group. That’s what started all of this. In the past two weeks, if you haven’t been paying attention, there’s been some back and forth between […]
Penn Student Group Deems Trump ‘Advocate of Rape Culture’
On the final day of voter registration in Pennsylvania, a group of Penn students protested the candidacy of famous Wharton alumnus and presidential nominee, Donald Trump, with artwork displaying women presumably revealing […]
The Chalkening Has Arrived
Students at the University of Pennsylvania just couldn’t let it go when “Vote Trump 2016” chalkings appeared throughout campus Tuesday morning. A movement that has been dubbed “The Chalkening” has been spreading […]
Violent Protests End the Conversation with CIA Director John Brennan
“Drones kill kids!” “The CIA is a terrorist organization!” These phrases were uttered by members and sympathizers of the University of Pennsylvania’s, Students for a Democratic Society organization on Friday, April 1st […]
Our Verdict on the UA Election
“So… who’s running for UA? Wait, what does the UA even do? Do they do anything? Why do we even care who’s running?” I know I’m not the first Penn student to […]
Say No To Divestment, Penn
Penn has given me everything I have ever dreamed about. I have received unimaginable opportunities since coming here, and I know I am getting a quality education. Needless to say, I want […]
Retract or Resign: A Message to the DP
The Statesman considers the Daily Pennsylvanian‘s recent mistake – using the poor audio of a recording of Marco Rubio to misquote his statements and damage both the Rubio and Cruz campaigns – […]
Conservative Conservation
You know, I just hate clean air. Polluting oceans and rivers happens to be a great pastime of mine, and gosh those elephants? Let’s just get rid of them. Right. That’s totally […]
Black Panthers at the Super Bowl?
If you haven’t heard, the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50, 24-10, against the Carolina Panthers. It definitely was not the most exciting game America has ever seen on Super Bowl Sunday, […]
